Coffee Thread

[Sector11]

OK, I'm reviving an old thread here ... but damn it this is coffee ... it shouldn't be allowed to die ...

I've tried all kinds of coffee over the years ...
@ bones - Screw that Starbucks stuff!
- OH YEA! Can't argue that.

@dkeg - Did I mention I used to manage coffee shops for close to ten years.
- Nooooo! {sigh} Suppose you went home and drank tea ... :D

I do either French press with "fine grind", to hell with grinds in my coffee - chew through em or a drip if lazy..
The coffee is nothing special, just out of the grocery store, I can't find any "imported" coffee here but I always pick "Intenso" (intense - makes sense). I do have my little hand grinder that I still like to use on occasion.

Coffee has been cut back in the past few years for the Argentinian "mate" though. Although I did train my wife - we now add ground coffee to it. :D

[ivanovnegro]

Ordered me some Bosnian coffee for real men (Turkish style).

[machinebacon]

ivan, is this stuff available in Germany? If yes, can you tell me the source? :)

[wuxmedia]

Coffee has been cut back in the past few years for the Argentinian "mate" though. Although I did train my wife - we now add ground coffee to it. :D

I hope that was a joke :p if only for the weird colour that must turn, still the Argys put all sort of other stuff with it.
You might find the Tearoom thread interesting too.

[ivanovnegro]

ivan, is this stuff available in Germany? If yes, can you tell me the source? :)

:) All that I have comes directly from Bosnia. But some coffees are available in Germany, especially from Serbia like Grand Kafa/Minas Red. But only in Balkan/Turkish/Arabic shops in bigger cities. In Stuttgart e.g. you can find whatever you want, it is the biggest Serbian city in Germany.

http://www.grandkafa.rs/en

[Sector11]

@ Ivan - How are you? Loooooooooong time.
- I'd love to order stuff like that but it would never pass customs here. :(

@ wuxmedia - No, no joke, it's only, maybe, a level teaspoon full. Colour doesn't change at all. Now her whole family does it - but my MIL uses {grabbing barf-bucket} instant coffee!
{**C*H*U*C*K**}

Tearoom ... hmmmm any talk of Chinese Tea ... when it cools off here, I have to go to the local China Town and get some.
{never mind ... just read the first few posts} Yup, I'll be there ... :D

[dkeg]

Alright, you guys made me thirsty. Brb!

[machinebacon]

@dd: thanks for the info and website, now I just gotta find a good Balkan supermarket there (I'm not native in Stuttgart, but google knows all). Those days the Turks had Vegeta and other Eastern Bloc things, too, maybe I'm lucky.

[dkeg]

as mentioned in the other thread, picked up a used (barely) espresso machine for 15 USD. Works great!
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[wuxmedia]

coolio, got a steam pipe too :)
Hmm see you use pushbullet, I couldn't really get that to work, maybe it's a work thing?

[Dr_Chroot]

I just picked up a can of Cafe Bustelo at Safeway for $5 on clearance and I have to admit, it's actually pretty good. I go through about a pot of coffee a day by myself and Stumptown was getting pricey that way, so I am happy to find something that I also liked :D

Since it is Cuban, it is apparently made to be drank sweet so I added a teaspoon of coconut sugar and threw some nutmeg and cinnamon in the coffee grounds. I'm liking it 8)

[dkeg]

We get that all the time!

[ivanovnegro]

Turkish coffee, almost like the Turkish flag, the moon is just showing in the opposite direction.

[machinebacon]

I found two articles that I really enjoyed reading. They are about how to roast coffee beans at home using either an oven or a popcorn maker.

https://ineedcoffee.com/roasting-coffee ... rn-popper/
https://ineedcoffee.com/home-roasting-c ... n-an-oven/

The idea is actually great, and if you drink quite a lot of coffee you can save quite a lot of money - green beans cost around half of roasted beans, or even less. You can store these green beans for months or years, and you can create your own blends. Nice.

[dkeg]

Good share

[ivanovnegro]

I found two articles that I really enjoyed reading. They are about how to roast coffee beans at home using either an oven or a popcorn maker.

Actually exactly what my father did. Roasting coffee at home in an oven was very typical in Bosnia. Maybe still is.

[wuxmedia]

https://ineedcoffee.com/barbeque-coffee/ thought this one was more our style :)

[machinebacon]

Recently I am using a coffee press (convenience!) instead of the espresso maker - really nice and quick, and a more mellow taste. Anybody else here using the french press? Got some tips and tricks? :)

[franksinistra]

I'm still using the old de'longhi machine.... Now i need to find those french press thingy here.

[wuxmedia]

French press, a bodum style thing?
obvious tip: not too much coffee, overwise the coffee plugs the plunger and pisses it all over the place on pushing down.
If I want it strong and have time, I put the coffee in and pour a bit less than needed 'off the boil' water in, let it sit for a bit then pour boiling water in.
This displaces the grinds (grounds?) and makes some sink, then go for the plunge.
if you are stuck somewhere with ground coffee and a kettle, no press or anything, the same technique can be used with a jug or even a cup at a push.
I think that is the reason for the old stylee coffee pots, being thinner at the top or something

oh yes, works better with a coarser grind, that fine grind tends to exacerbate the plug problem, although one can get in with a spoon and stir that around as well as the hot water on top trick.